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Eco Survey calls for paradigm shift to counter rising mental health and obesity issues among Indians
Mental health drags down productivity more widely in the ecosystem than individuals' physical health issues, it noted. Quoting the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) 2015-16 data, the survey said 10.6 per cent of adults suffered from mental disorders in India while...
India’s financial sector is sound and resilient: RBI Governor
In terms of market dynamics, the financial landscape in India is undergoing a structural transformation, driven by factors like innovations in technology, financial deepening, and changing savings and investment patterns. Each of these shifts has a bearing on how...
Microsoft outage: CrowdStrike explains what exactly went wrong
George Kurtz, CrowdStrike's CEO, said in a post on X that CrowdStrike had deployed a fix for the issue. "This is not a security incident or cyberattack," he wrote. However, it is not clear how easily the affected systems can be fixed remotely, as the "Blue Screen of...
‘No work-no pay’ not for employees reinstated after full exoneration: HC
"It is apparent that on his reinstatement after the order of dismissal or removal is set aside, a government servant cannot be denied his entire pay and allowances for the period he was out of service," the court said on Tuesday, allowing the petition...
Airline systems across airports working normally: Minister
Airports across the country witnessed chaotic scenes after the online passenger booking, reservation and boarding systems turned to manual mode due to the outage, resulting in higher passenger handling processing time and consequently hundreds of flights were delayed...
Gross Direct Premium Income (GDPI) of the Company stood at ₹ 76.88 billion inQ1 FY2025 compared to ₹ 63.87 billion in Q1 FY2024, a growth of 20.4%, whichwas higher than the industry growth of 13.3%. Excluding crop and mass health,GDPI growth of the Company was at...
Major global IT outage grounds flights, hits banks and businesses around the world
A global tech outage that appeared to be related to issues at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft on Friday affected operations in sectors including airports, airlines, media and banks. Below is a list of disruptions that have been reported: AIRLINES,...
Microsoft resolves cloud outage that led US airlines to ground flights
Microsoft said its outage started at about 6 pm ET on Thursday, with a subset of its customers experiencing issues with multiple Azure services in the Central US region. Azure is a cloud computing platform that provides services for building, deploying, and managing...
Tier I cities dominate in blue-collar gig job opportunities: Report
It further revealed that Delhi emerged as the prime hub for gig workers, leading with 17.7 per cent of job openings and 22.9 per cent of applications, reflecting robust demand across sectors Mumbai: With a rise in gig economy, tier-one cities led in short-term...
Nasscom Raises Concerns Over Karnataka’s Draft Bill on Gig Workers
Nasscom has voiced concerns over Karnataka's draft bill on digital platform-based gig workers, describing it as placing ''onerous and prescriptive'' obligations on aggregators. These regulations, such as minimum notice periods for termination, disclosures, and...